Route:  Dome Peak/Basic Route
Climbed:  May 30, 1995


Party: Everett Mountaineers

Holly and I hiked the Downy Creek trail in 2.5 hours.  A hiker's trail
ascends the left (E) side of Bachelor Creek.  With in a 1/4 mile it is
joined by a trail coming in from the left.  Make note of this for the
descent.  The trail continues up mostly in forest.  When it comes out
in to a large brushy area look for a log down at the creek.  Crossing
on the log means leaving the trail, but I'm told it does not extend
much further on the L bank.  Once across the log bushwhack up through
slide alder, then trees, then more slide alder, and finally trees.
There is an old trail, which may be possible to pick up at the first
band of trees.  Ascend the R bank to the head of the creek.  Then
ascend through a band of smaller trees to the high side valley.  From
there go to the pass above Cub lake.  Camp above Cub lake, or on
Itswoot ridge.  From the ridge, the SW summit appears higher, but the
NW is the true higher summit.  Ascend to the col N of the NW summit,
then ascend the rock ridge to the summit.  It was a knife edge snow
ridge when we did the trip, but usual is an exposed 3rd class
scramble.  Holly and I left Itswoot ridge around 4 or 5 PM and made it
to the cars by 1 AM.




[Route description written by Tom Unger]